The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-06-26

eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That section seven of the act to which this
is supplement, and which reads as fol-
lows
81. And be it enacted, That when the
construction, curbing and paving of such
sidewalks and crosswalks shall have been
completed, it shall be the duty of the town
ship committee to add to the contract
price of the work and materials specified
in the second subdivision of the next pre-
ceding section such part of the expenses OF
surveying, calculations, maps, printing,
fees ana all other necessary expenses APP
pertaining to the construction of such side
walks exclusive of the contract work) as
the contract price of the WORK and ma
tsrials specified in such second subdivision
is of the contract price of the work and
materials specified in both of the subdi-
visions of the next preceding section, to
which sum shall be added interest thereon
at six per centum per annum for three
months, which last sum shall be the amount
to be assessessed upon the owners of lots
in front of which or bordering which said
sidewalks have been constructed, curbed
and paved" be amended 81 as to read as
follows
7. And be it enacted, That when the
construction, curbing and paving of such
sidewalks and cross walks shall have been
completed, it shall be the duty of the town
ship committee to add to the contract
price of the work and materials specified
in the foregoing subdivisions of the next
preceding section, the expenses of survey
ing, calculations, maps, printing, fees and
all other necessary expenses appertaining
to the construction of such sidewalks and
crosswalks exclusive of the contract work.,
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on at six per centum per annum for three
months, which sums shall be the amount
to be assessed upon the owners of lots ben
Gifted by such improvement.
2 And be it enacted, That section eight
of the act to which this is a supplement be
and the same is hereby amended to read as
follows:
s. And be it enacted, That the township
committee, having ascertained the total
amount to be assessed upon the owners of
lots as aforesaid, shall in writing under
their hands and seals, assess upon each lot
OF plot such proportion of such cost rs
such lot or plot is benefited thereby in pro-
portion to the benefit received, which as
sessme nt shall include the name or names
of the owner or owner, if known,
brief description of the location OF such
lot or plot, and the total amount of the as
sessment, and such committee shall cause
the same to be filed with the clerk of said
township, who shall Immediately cause
notice of that fact and of the time and
place when objections to said assessments
will be heard by said committee, to be
published in said newspaper for two weeks;
and all objections in writing presented at
such time and place shall be considered
and adjudicated upon by said committee,
and il said committee shall order the COR
rection of said assessment in any particu-
lar, such correction shall be certified by
the chairman of said committee and fled
with the clerk thereof, and said committee
shall then, by resolution to be entered in
the minutes of their proceedings, confirm
the said assessment so made and corrected,
and all such assessments SO confirmed
shall become due and payable at the ex-
piration of three months from the time of
confirming the same.
3. And he it enacted, That section nine
of the act 10 which this is a supplement be
and the same is hereby amend5a to read as
follows:
8. And be it enacted, That within five
days after the assessment shall have been
confirmed and entered into the minutes as
aforesaid, the township clerk shall deliver a
certified copy of the same to the collector of
taxes in such township, who shall, within
fifteen days after receiving the same, de-
mand paJment of the sum so assessed upon
the owner or owners of each lot of land by
delivering to the owner of each lot, or to
one of the owners of each lot, residing
within his township, or by leaving at the
place of residence of any owner residing
within his township, or by delivering to
the agent of any such owner or owners
notice in writing, or printed, which notice
shall set forth the name or names of the
swner or owners, brief description of the
location of such lot, the amount of the as
sessment, and the time when the same
shall become due and payable, and it any
owner or owners shall reside out of his
township the said collector shall, within
the same time, send like notice to him,
her or them, by mail, with postage pre-
paid, directed to his, her or their last
known post Office address; provided, that
the provisions of this act shall not apply
to townships in counties having less than
one hundred thousand Inhabitants.
4. And be it enacted, That section TWEEN
ty-nine of tn g act to which this is sup
plement be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
5. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately
Approved March II, 1887.